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领科普高部2025学年高一10月份英语学科阶段性反馈 (时间：120分钟 满分：150分) I. Listening comprehension Section A (15 points) Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question, decide which choice is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. She hates the food the man prepared. B. She does prefer spicy food. C. She feels grateful for the time the man spent on cooking. D. She is annoyed with the man. 2. A. He hadn ‘t noticed any change in David. B. David looks very different without a beard. C. David looks nicer without a beard. D. He hasn’t seen David for a long time. 3.A. The paper should be completed by next Friday. B. Only the first part of the term paper is due next Friday. C. Some students didn ‘t finish their term paper on time. D. Some students haven ‘t started their paper yet. 4.A. Lucy didn ‘t attend the party. B. It was canceled at the last minute. C Lucy’ s friends did much of the work. D. The man wasn ‘t invited. 5. A. Buy a ticket for the man. B. Watch a live game. C Go to the man ‘ s home. D. Sell the man her ticket. 6 .A. She ‘d rather take a direct train. B. She doesn ‘t care how long the trip takes. C. It doesn ‘t take long to get to New York. D. Taking a plane might be more practical. 7.A. Lose some weight. B. Shop for new clothes. C. Have his jeans altered. D. Wear clothes that fit more tightly. 8. A. Souvenirs. B. Books. C. A shaver. D. Cosmetics. 9. A. Something unusual happened in the laboratory. B. The laboratory should never be locked. C. The laboratory is generally unlocked on Friday afternoon. D. The man lost the key to the laboratory. 10.A. Sorry. B. Annoyed. C. Disappointed. D. Surprised. Section B (20 points) Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Teaching staff. B. Environmentalists. C. School cleaners. D. College students. 12. A. It keeps track of how clean or polluted the air is on an hour-to-hour basis. B. The Environmental Protection Agency made the Clean Air Act. C. People in Atlanta, Georgia, may be feeling the effects of poor air quality today. D. Sensitive groups of people may not feel sick until the AQI reaches 150. 13. A. Checking the AQI before going outside. B. Limiting outdoor activities every day. C. Staying home on high level days. D. No exercising on high level days. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Smart home technology. B Advanced computers. C. Google Home. D. Defence industry. 15. A. Technology can help homeowners look in on pets when they are away. B. Smart home devices can foresee big storms before they happen. C. There’ s a possibility that you can talk with someone at your door while you are away. D. Smart home devices can be controlled from both inside and outside your home. 16. A. The information they store in the computer. B. Leaks and flooding caused by storms. C. The security of the smart home devices. D. The safety of their pet dogs at home. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Forest fires. B. The history of a coastal city. C. Coastal redwood trees. D. The city of San Francisco. 18. A. In San Francisco. B. In the north of California. C. In Muri woods National Monument. D. Not mentioned. 19. A. 350 years. B. 400 years. C. 800 years. D. More than 2, 000 years. 20. A. The coastal redwoods are the tallest living things. B. The coastal redwoods prefer foggy climate. C. The coastal redwoods are resistant to forest fires. D. The coastal redwoods are the oldest living things in the world. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (20 points) Directions: Fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. 1. The instructions were not just ________ (confuse). They were misleading. (所给词的适当形式填空) 2. The point of my question may not be ________ (immediate) apparent. (所给词的适当形式填空) 3. Eventually, your children will leave home to live their own life as independent _________ (adult). (所给词的适当形式填空) 4. She studied eight foreign languages but is _________ (fluency) in only six of them. (所给词的适当形式填空) 5. The money will be used to repair _________（fault）equipment. （所给词的适当形式填空） 6. He points out that the positive _________ (comment) usually outweigh the criticism. (所给词的适当形式填空) 7. The __________ (translate) sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy. (所给词的适当形式填空) 8. Contrary to general __________ (expect), he announced that all four had given their approval. (所给词的适当形式填空) 9. The announcement had a __________ (dramatically) effect on house prices. (所给词的适当形式填空) 10. You should avoid mentioning anything that __________ (embarrassment) others. (所给词的适当形式填空) Section B (15 points) Directions: Fill in each blank with the phrases given in the box. Each phrase can only be used once. Note that there is one phrase more than you need. found comfort in B. reflect on C. a shortage of D. are tempted to E. hold back F. set foot on G. attitude towards H. a mix of I. made a rush J. referred to K. comment on 11. Many people ___________ check their phones frequently, even when they are with their friends and family. 12. It was his lifelong dream to ___________ the Antarctic continent and see the penguins. 13. She closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to __________ the tears. 14. You should __________ this problem before you make a decision. 15. Many companies are suffering from ___________ skilled staff. 16. After leaving her hometown, she ___________ looking through old photos of her old home. 17. The professor asked us to __________ the author’s main argument in the reading material. 18. People who don’t read newspapers are sometimes ___________ as non-readers. 19. He and several other passengers __________ for the cabin to shelter themselves from the storm. 20. She felt ___________ sadness and confusion, facing the bad news. Section C (15 points) Directions: Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. There is a ______ of milk in the grocery store, so we will have to buy it from a different store. A. limitation B. disadvantage C. shortage D. problem 22. Jenny has a ______ mind and enjoys coming up with unique solutions to problems. A. curious B. creative C. optimistic D. imaginative 23. The future looks bright, and I’m eager to move ______. A. across B. around C. forward D. through 24. I have warned you and I cannot ______ your constant lies anymore. A. appreciate B. tolerate C. refuse D. speak 25. I always request for a soft pillow and a warm blanket on long flights for extra ______. A. safety B. convenience C. support D. comfort 26. The team worked together ______ the night to finish the project on time. A. under B. with C. throughout D. by 27. She did not want to recall that day, so she left that page in her diary ______. A. black B. open C. blank D. finished 28. For further improvement, he spent time ______ on his successes and failures. A. reflecting B. commenting C. building D. working 29. I don’t think John saw me; he _____ into space. A. just stared B. was just staring C. has just stared D. had just stared 30. By the time we arrived at the cinema, the film ______ for ten minutes. A. had begun B. has begun C. had been on D. was on 31. The earth __________ around the sun once a year. A. moves B. moved C. is moving D. will move 32. By the end of last year, he ________ three foreign languages, but he still finds it hard to communicate in French. A. learned B. had learned C. has learned D. was learning 33. Mr. Wang told us last Monday that the school sports meeting ______ the next month. A. will be held B. would be held C. had been held D. is held 34. Every day ________ a proverb aloud several times until you have it memorized. A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads 35. We’d better hurry _______ it is getting dark. A. even if B. so that C. as D. unless III. Reading Comprehension Section A (15 points) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Should You Listen to Music When You Work? Do you like to listen to music when you work? Ask this question at a party, and you’ll probably get ___36___ responses. Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; others will say they find it distracting (分散注意力的) and cannot work ___37___ with music playing in the background. Interestingly enough, our research has found that both of these viewpoints can be true. It just ___38___ on what sort of work you're doing. In a recent study, we brought participants into our lab to perform a variety of tasks. They included a (n) ___39___ task — searching through word lists and crossing out words containing the letter “a” and a more difficult task — memorizing word pairs and ___40___ word to its partner. Some participants completed all of the tasks in silence, ___41___ others completed the tasks with instrumental music that was either loud or soft, and either simple or complex, the latter meaning music with more instruments being played. Several key findings ___42___ from our study. We found that participants who listened to simple music or no music performed about the same on the easy task. However, participants who listened to ___43___ music performed best on the easy task. On the contrary, participants performed worse on the more difficult task when they listened to any music, regardless of complexity or volume, compared to those who didn’t listen to any music. How should we ___44___ these findings? We suggest that people have limited mental resources from which both ___45___ and tasks can draw. We can become ___46___ and our minds may wander when these resources are not fully used. But we also can become over-excited and ___47___ when these resources are used up. Not surprisingly, we typically need to use fewer of our mental resources when we perform easy tasks, whereas demanding tasks require more brainpower. However, because we might be less ___48___ during easier tasks, there’s a greater risk of drifting off. Music might give us the extra ___49___ we need to overcome the monotony (单调). However, difficult tasks already demand a lot of our resources. Listening to music can become too much. So best ___50___ should appear when we strike “sweet spot”, which may depend on the type of music and the type of task. 36. A. fixed B. similar C. positive D. various 37. A. immediately B. effectively C. exactly D. happily 38 A. carries B. focuses C. depends D. takes 39. A. easy B. familiar C. impossible D. unpleasant 40. A. realizing B. matching C. suggesting D. creating 41. A. until B. when C. since D. while 42. A. appeared B. faded C. survived D. responded 43. A. dull B. reliable C. complex D. necessary 44. A. make up for B. make up C. make use of D. make out 45. A. work B. music C. study D. culture 46. A. surprised B. proud C. afraid D. bored 47. A. interested B. worried C. attracted D. distracted 48. A. engaged B. embarrassed C. frightened D. disgusted 49. A. push B. obstacle C. opportunity D. rule 50. A. action B. performance C. programme D. problem Section B (22 points) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A The kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can make words. The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板电脑) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child. The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they’re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,” said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program. The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device’s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia. With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,” said Keller. The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs. 51. How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village? A. It trains teachers for them. B. It contributes to their self-study. C. It helps raise their living standards. D. It provides funds for building schools. 52. What can we infer from Keller’s words in Paragraph 3? A. They need more time to analyze data. B. More children are needed for the research. C. He is confident about the future of the project. D. The research should be carried out in kindergartens. 53. It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _______. A. learn English words quickly. B. draw pictures of animals. C. write letters to researchers. D. make phone calls to his friends. 54. What is the aim of the project? A. To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs. B. To make Amharic widely used in the world. C. To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English. D. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language. B Columbus College, 241 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Kowloon City MEMO To: All staff From: Jakie Mok, Secretary; Sports Development Committee Date: May 20, 2010 A week ago, “Sports for Life” programme was sent to the parents, requiring them to select a sport they wanted their child to play. Since then, our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it. Here is a memo for your reference when you answer the phones. Sport 1: Basketball We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from KwunTong Sports Park. To cover the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game. Sports 2: Gym We will be using St. Peter’s Memorial Park. Thee are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6 :00 p.m.. Second, it has lot of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst. Three activities, skipping, jogging, outdoor aerobics (有氧运动), all of which are free of charge, will be arranged. And there will be a teacher on duty for each of the activities. Sport 3: Hiking Hiking will take place at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish 90 minutes later. Three teachers will accompany the students, and a hiking instructor will accompany each group of 15 hikers. Each instructor will cost $75/hr. Sport 4: Swimming The Kowloon City Aquatic Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go the pool and conduct the goings-on from the poolside. We will only be able to reserve the pool for one hour (i. e. 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards present. Girls must wear a swimming suit. The cost is $10 per visit. 55. Which can be inferred from the passage? ________. A. Students taking part in basketball will walk to the courts B. Every student can gain admission to one of the four sports C. Hiking students can have a regular rest in the shade of trees D. Students taking up the four sports should bring bottles of water 56. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Students selecting basketball had better register early. B. Students participating in gym should arrive at 6:00 p.m. C. Hiking usually begins at 2:30 p.m. and lasts 2 hours. D. Students having swimming suits can take up swimming. 57. The memo aims to ________. A. attract students’ interest in the programme B. help the staff explain the programme to the parents C. require the parents to select a sport for their child D. remind teachers and lifeguards to be present on time C When Americans think of the lunch menu at their childhood school cafeterias, they probably imagine a shapeless, tasteless pile of mystery meat – plus some brown much（糊状物）,to match. But for children in Japan, school lunches are a rich experience where culture, nutrition and sustainability collide. “Japan’s standpoint is that school lunches are a part of education, not a break from it,” Masahiro Oji, a government director of school health education in Japan, told The Washington Post. Fare offered at schools in Japan is affordable, fresh, and made by the students themselves. And Japanese children don’t just eat the food they prepare; they learn about the nutritional and cultural elements of their meals, too. The food is grown locally and includes a balanced menu of rice, vegetable, fish and soups. As a bonus, each meal costs just $2.50. “Parents hear their kids talking about what they had for lunch,” Tatsuji Shino, the principal at Umejima Elementary School in Tokyo, told The Washington Post, “and kids ask them to re-create the meals at home.” Japanese students also learn cooperation and etiquette（礼仪）as they serve and clean up after each other. Mealtime is a scene of communal duty: In both elementary and middle schools, students in white coats and caps serve their classmates. Children eat in their classrooms. They get identical meals, and if they leave food untouched, they are out of luck: Their schools have no vending machines. Children in most districts are barred from bringing food to school, either, until they reach high school. Considering the fact that Japan has one of the world’s lowest childhood obesity rates, the U.S. probably has a lot to learn from this country’s school lunches. A 2011 study found that American students who regularly ate the school lunch – where options include pizza, chicken tenders（炸鸡柳）and French fries – were 29 percent more likely to be obese than those who brought lunch from home. 58. According to the article, which word best describes what Americans think of their lunch at school? A. Tasty. B. Ordinary. C. Disgusting. D. Unique. 59. The underlined word “Fare” in the third paragraph probably means________. A. food B. breakfast C. drinks D. price 60. What is the main purpose of students’ preparing lunch by themselves in Japanese schools? A. To allow students to learn cooperation. B. To teach students some basic life skills. C. To let students learn about nutritional values of foods. D. To inspire students to share their food with others. 61. What can we infer from the passage? A. Japan has the lowest rate of obesity in the world. B. Japanese schools lay great emphasis on cooperation and etiquette. C. American school children don’t bring homemade lunches. D. Students in Japan are healthier in every way than those in America. Section C (8 points) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. What time do schools typically start? It depends on where they are. Some schools start early — at 7 a.m. in Brazil. In France, schools start at 8. In Australia, schools open their doors an hour later, at 9 a.m. In the U.S., schedules vary, but many opening school bells ring before 8. So is an earlier or a later start time better? For years, this has been debated. ____62____ They have long said that asking teens to show up to class before 8:00 a.m. isn’t good for their health or their report cards. In recent years, 70 districts across the U.S. have also changed their hours. Supporters of this idea expect that more school districts will follow. One reason for the later start times is that people have mostly stopped debating the science that supports it. In 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement regarding school start times. Starting later isn’t the cure for all teen health and academic problems, the AAP said. ____63____ “Essentially, across the board, any area that you look at improves pretty dramatically” with later school start times, said an expert. In fact, research from countries around the world confirms that adolescents who get enough sleep are healthier overall. They also do better in school. So why don’t teens — who need about nine hours of sleep each night — just go to bed earlier? Researcher Paul Kelley from the University of Oxford in England says that adolescents experience a change in their biological clocks. ____64____ Teens are also wired to wake up later in the morning. Therefore, Kelley says, early wake times can cause teens to be short on sleep. So why don’t all high schools start later? The obstacles are often financial. In the U.S. public schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, delayed the adoption of later start times for all its high school students because of transportation issues. It would have cost St. Paul about $8 million to buy the additional buses needed, explained Jackie Statum Allen, assistant director for strategic planning and police. ____65____ A. But it can improve students’ lives in many ways. B. Many are concerned that a later school day will cause problems. C. Now, more U.S. school districts are beginning to take the advice of scientists. D. As a result, they naturally fall asleep later at night than many parents would like. E. It would be much better to put that money into the classroom rather than the gas tank. F. Schools put a plan in place for a later start time after the district listened to parent feedback. IV. Translation (20 points) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrase given in the brackets. 66. 这起事故和这个歌手最近的情绪低落有关。（related） （汉译英） ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 67. 对于考试惊慌失措是没有用的，重要的是平时要学扎实。（panic）（汉译英） ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 68. 由于第一次来到这个陌生的地方，这个记者担心自己会迷路，所以他车开得很慢。 (concerned) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 69. 这位女科学家一直专心于她的工作，终于有了重大科学发现。 (concentrate) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 领科普高部2025学年高一10月份英语学科阶段性反馈 (时间：120分钟 满分：150分) I. Listening comprehension Section A (15 points) Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question, decide which choice is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. She hates the food the man prepared. B. She does prefer spicy food. C. She feels grateful for the time the man spent on cooking. D. She is annoyed with the man. 2. A. He hadn ‘t noticed any change in David. B. David looks very different without a beard. C. David looks nicer without a beard. D. He hasn’t seen David for a long time. 3.A. The paper should be completed by next Friday. B. Only the first part of the term paper is due next Friday. C. Some students didn ‘t finish their term paper on time. D. Some students haven ‘t started their paper yet. 4.A. Lucy didn ‘t attend the party. B. It was canceled at the last minute. C. Lucy’ s friends did much of the work. D. The man wasn ‘t invited. 5. A. Buy a ticket for the man. B. Watch a live game. C. Go to the man ‘ s home. D. Sell the man her ticket. 6 .A. She ‘d rather take a direct train. B. She doesn ‘t care how long the trip takes. C. It doesn ‘t take long to get to New York. D. Taking a plane might be more practical. 7.A. Lose some weight. B. Shop for new clothes. C. Have his jeans altered. D. Wear clothes that fit more tightly. 8. A. Souvenirs. B. Books. C. A shaver. D. Cosmetics. 9. A. Something unusual happened in the laboratory. B. The laboratory should never be locked. C. The laboratory is generally unlocked on Friday afternoon. D. The man lost the key to the laboratory. 10.A. Sorry. B. Annoyed. C. Disappointed. D. Surprised. Section B (20 points) Directions: In section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Teaching staff. B. Environmentalists. C. School cleaners. D. College students. 12. A. It keeps track of how clean or polluted the air is on an hour-to-hour basis. B. The Environmental Protection Agency made the Clean Air Act. C. People in Atlanta, Georgia, may be feeling the effects of poor air quality today. D. Sensitive groups of people may not feel sick until the AQI reaches 150. 13. A. Checking the AQI before going outside. B. Limiting outdoor activities every day. C. Staying home on high level days. D. No exercising on high level days. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Smart home technology. B. Advanced computers. C. Google Home. D. Defence industry. 15. A. Technology can help homeowners look in on pets when they are away. B. Smart home devices can foresee big storms before they happen. C. There’ s a possibility that you can talk with someone at your door while you are away. D. Smart home devices can be controlled from both inside and outside your home. 16. A. The information they store in the computer. B. Leaks and flooding caused by storms. C. The security of the smart home devices. D. The safety of their pet dogs at home. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Forest fires. B. The history of a coastal city. C. Coastal redwood trees. D. The city of San Francisco. 18. A. In San Francisco. B. In the north of California. C. In Muri woods National Monument. D. Not mentioned. 19. A. 350 years. B. 400 years. C. 800 years. D. More than 2, 000 years. 20. A. The coastal redwoods are the tallest living things. B. The coastal redwoods prefer foggy climate. C. The coastal redwoods are resistant to forest fires. D. The coastal redwoods are the oldest living things in the world. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (20 points) Directions: Fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. 1. The instructions were not just ________ (confuse). They were misleading. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】confusing 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：这些说明不仅令人困惑，而且还有误导性。空处应填形容词作表语，主语The instructions指物，应用形容词confusing“令人困惑的”。故填confusing。 2. The point of my question may not be ________ (immediate) apparent. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】immediately 【解析】 【详解】考查副词。句意：我的问题的重点可能不是很明显。分析句子可知，“apparent”为形容词，空格处应用副词，作状语，“immediately”意为“直接地”，副词词性。故填immediately。 3. Eventually, your children will leave home to live their own life as independent _________ (adult). (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】adults 【解析】 【详解】考查名词的复数。句意：最终，你的孩子会离开家，作为独立的成年人过他们自己的生活。提示词adult是可数名词，意为“成年人”，作介词宾语，根据your children和their own life可知，应该用复数形式。故填adults。 4. She studied eight foreign languages but is _________ (fluency) in only six of them. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】fluent 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：她学过八门外语，但只有六门说得流利。空处作表语，需用形容词fluent。故填fluent。 5. The money will be used to repair _________（fault）equipment. （所给词的适当形式填空） 【答案】faulty 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：这笔钱将用于修理故障设备。空处是形容词，修饰后面的名词equipment；根据英文提示，故填faulty。 6. He points out that the positive _________ (comment) usually outweigh the criticism. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】comments 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：他指出，积极的评论通常比批评更重要。comment是可数名词，意为“评论、评价”，根据谓语动词“outweigh”可知，主语用名词复数，表示“各种积极评论”。故填comments。 7. The __________ (translate) sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】translation 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：这个译文为了准确而牺牲了自然流畅。空处作主语，需用名词translation“译文”，由空后谓语动词sacrifices可知，空处名词需用单数。故填translation。 8. Contrary to general __________ (expect), he announced that all four had given their approval. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】expectations 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：与大家普遍的预期相反，他宣布四个人全都同意了。空处作宾语，需填名词expectation，此处表示泛指，且没有冠词限定，需填名词复数形式。故填expectations。 9. The announcement had a __________ (dramatically) effect on house prices. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】 dramatic 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：这项公告对房价产生了显著的影响。设空处应填形容词作定语修饰名词effect，副词dramatically的形容词形式是dramatic。故填dramatic。 10. You should avoid mentioning anything that __________ (embarrassment) others. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】embarrasses 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：你应该避免提及任何让别人尴尬的事情。本空在从句中作谓语，用动词embarrass“使尴尬”，此处描述的是一般性事实，应用一般现在时，主语that（指代先行词anything）是第三人称单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式embarrasses。故填embarrasses。 Section B (15 points) Directions: Fill in each blank with the phrases given in the box. Each phrase can only be used once. Note that there is one phrase more than you need. found comfort in B. reflect on C. a shortage of D. are tempted to E. hold back F. set foot on G. attitude towards H. a mix of I. made a rush J. referred to K. comment on 11. Many people ___________ check their phones frequently even when they are with their friends and family. 12. It was his lifelong dream to ___________ the Antarctic continent and see the penguins. 13. She closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to __________ the tears. 14. You should __________ this problem before you make a decision. 15. Many companies are suffering from ___________ skilled staff. 16. After leaving her hometown, she ___________ looking through old photos of her old home. 17. The professor asked us to __________ the author’s main argument in the reading material. 18. People who don’t read newspapers are sometimes ___________ as non-readers. 19. He and several other passengers __________ for the cabin to shelter themselves from the storm. 20. She felt ___________ sadness and confusion, facing the bad news. 【答案】11. D 12. F 13. E 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. K 18. J 19. I 20. H 【解析】 【11题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：很多人忍不住频繁查看手机，即使和朋友家人在一起时也是如此。根据“check their phones frequently”可知，此处表示“忍不住、被诱惑做某事”，are tempted to do sth表示“忍不住做某事；被诱惑做某事”，此处用了一般现在时的被动语态。故选D。 【12题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：踏上南极大陆、看看企鹅是他毕生的梦想。根据空前动词不定式标志“to”可知，空处需填动词原形，结合“the Antarctic continent”可知，此处表示“踏上、进入”，set foot on符合语境。故选F。 【13题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：她紧紧闭上眼睛，却没能忍住眼泪。根据空前动词不定式标志“to”可知，空处需填动词原形，结合“the tears”可知，此处表示“抑制、忍住”，hold back符合语境。故选E。 【14题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：在做决定之前，你应该思考这个问题。根据“should”可知，空处需填动词原形，结合“this problem before you make a decision”可知，此处表示 “认真思考、反思”，reflect on符合语境。故选B。 【15题详解】 考查名词短语。句意：许多公司正面临技术工人短缺的问题。根据“suffering from”及“skilled staff”可知，此处表示“短缺、缺乏”，a shortage of 符合语境。故选C。 【16题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：离开家乡后，她在翻看老家的旧照片中找到了慰藉。根据“leaving her hometown”及“looking through old photos of her old home”可知，此处表示“从中找到安慰”，描述过去的事情用一般过去时，found comfort in符合语境。故选A。 【17题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：教授让我们评论阅读材料中作者的主要论点。根据“ asked us to”可知，空处需填动词原形，结合“the author’s main argument”可知，此处表示“评论、发表看法”，comment on符合语境。故选K。 【18题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：不看报纸的人有时被称为非阅读者。根据“as non-readers”可知，此处表示“被称作、被提及”，referred to as表示“被称为”，符合语境。故选J。 【19题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：他和其他几位乘客冲向小屋躲避暴风雨。根据“for the cabin to shelter themselves from the storm”可知，此处表示“冲向、匆忙前往”，描述过去的动作用一般过去时，made a rush符合语境。故选I。 【20题详解】 考查名词短语。句意：面对这个坏消息，她感到既悲伤又困惑。根据“sadness and confusion”可知，此处表示 “混合、兼具”，a mix of符合语境。故选H。 Section C (15 points) Directions: Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. There is a ______ of milk in the grocery store, so we will have to buy it from a different store. A. limitation B. disadvantage C. shortage D. problem 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：杂货店的牛奶缺货了，所以我们得去别的商店购买了。A. limitation限制，局限；B. disadvantage劣势，不足之处；C. shortage短缺，缺乏；D. problem难题。根据下文表示的要去另一家店铺去买，可知这家店铺是牛奶存货不足。故选C项。 22. Jenny has a ______ mind and enjoys coming up with unique solutions to problems. A. curious B. creative C. optimistic D. imaginative 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：珍妮有富有创造力的头脑，喜欢想出独特的问题解决方案。A. curious好奇的；B. creative有创造力的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. imaginative富有想象力的。根据“coming up with unique solutions to problems”可知，珍妮有富有创造力的头脑。故选B。 23. The future looks bright, and I’m eager to move ______. A across B. around C. forward D. through 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查固定搭配。句意：未来一片光明，我渴望向前迈进。A. across横过；B. around到处；C. forward向前；D. through穿过。固定搭配：move forward意为“向前走、前进”。故选C。 24. I have warned you and I cannot ______ your constant lies anymore. A. appreciate B. tolerate C. refuse D. speak 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。 句意：我已经警告过你了，我再也无法忍受你不断的谎言。 A. appreciate欣赏；B. tolerate忍受；容忍； C. refuse拒绝；D. speak说；讲。根据前文“I have warned you”可知，再也无法忍受不断的谎言。故选B。 25. I always request for a soft pillow and a warm blanket on long flights for extra ______. A. safety B. convenience C. support D. comfort 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：在长途飞行中，我总是要求配备一个柔软的枕头和一条温暖的毯子，以获得更好的舒适体验。A. safety安全；B. convenience方便；C. support支持；D. comfort舒适，舒服。根据“a soft pillow and a warm blanket”可知，一个柔软的枕头和一条温暖的毯子是为了获得更好的舒适体验，故选D。 26. The team worked together ______ the night to finish the project on time. A. under B. with C. throughout D. by 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查介词词义辨析。句意：整个晚上，这个团队都在一起工作，以便按时完成这个项目。A. under在……下面；B. with和……一起；C. throughout遍及，贯穿；D. by通过。结合“to finish the project on time”可知，此处表达“整个晚上”，应用介词throughout。故选C。 27. She did not want to recall that day, so she left that page in her diary ______. A. black B. open C. blank D. finished 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她不想回忆那天，所以她把日记里的那一页空着没写。A. black黑色的；B. open开着的；C. blank空白的；D. finished完成的。根据“She did not want to recall that day”可知，她把日记里的那一页空着没写。故选C。 28. For further improvement, he spent time ______ on his successes and failures. A. reflecting B. commenting C. building D. working 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了进一步提升自己，他花时间反思自己的成功与失败。A. reflecting反思；B. commenting评论；C. building建造；D. working工作。根据“For further improvement”可知，此处表示反思自己的成功与失败。故选A。 29. I don’t think John saw me; he _____ into space. A. just stared B. was just staring C. has just stared D. had just stared 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。句意：我觉得吉姆刚才没有看见我，他一直在盯着天空。根据“I don’t think John saw me”可知，吉姆刚才一直做某事，应用过去进行时。故选B。 30. By the time we arrived at the cinema, the film ______ for ten minutes. A. had begun B. has begun C. had been on D. was on 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态。句意：当我们到达电影院的时候，电影已经开始十分钟了。“by the time + 从句（一般过去时）”，表示“到过去某个时间点为止”，因此主句的动作发生在“过去的过去”，应用过去完成时；begin意为“开始”，是一个瞬间动词（也叫非延续性动词或短暂性动词），不能与表示一段时间连用，而be on意为“上映；在进行”，是延续性状态，可以一段时间连用，根据句中的“for ten minutes”，故选C。 31. The earth __________ around the sun once a year. A. moves B. moved C. is moving D. will move 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查一般现在时。句意：地球每年绕太阳公转一周。句子是描述客观事实，使用一般现在时，主语earth表示单数意义，谓语动词使用第三人称单数形式，故选A。 32. By the end of last year, he ________ three foreign languages, but he still finds it hard to communicate in French. A. learned B. had learned C. has learned D. was learning 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态。句意：到去年年底为止，他已经学会了三门外语，但他仍然觉得用法语交流很困难。句中时间状语“By the end of last year”表示动作发生在“过去的过去”，即截止到过去某个时间点已经完成的动作，应用过去完成时（had + 过去分词）。故选B。 33. Mr. Wang told us last Monday that the school sports meeting ______ the next month. A. will be held B. would be held C. had been held D. is held 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查时态和被动语态。句意：王老师上周一告诉我们，学校运动会将在下个月举行。主句“told”为一般过去时，宾语从句需使用相应的过去时态。“the next month”表示从过去（上周一）看将来发生的事情，因此从句用过去将来时would do。“运动会”是“被举行”，需使用过去将来时的被动语态would be done。故选B。 34. Every day ________ a proverb aloud several times until you have it memorized. A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查祈使句。句意：每天反复大声朗读一则谚语直到你记住它。根据“until you have it memorized.”得知，这是祈使句，用动词原型开头。故选A。 35. We’d better hurry _______ it is getting dark. A. even if B. so that C. as D. unless 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查连词。句意：我们最好快一点，因为天黑了。“天快黑了”与前句“我们最好快一点”构成因果关系，所有用连词 as。故选C。 III. Reading Comprehension Section A (15 points) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Should You Listen to Music When You Work? Do you like to listen to music when you work? Ask this question at a party, and you’ll probably get ___36___ responses. Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; others will say they find it distracting (分散注意力的) and cannot work ___37___ with music playing in the background. Interestingly enough, our research has found that both of these viewpoints can be true. It just ___38___ on what sort of work you're doing. In a recent study, we brought participants into our lab to perform a variety of tasks. They included a (n) ___39___ task — searching through word lists and crossing out words containing the letter “a” and a more difficult task — memorizing word pairs and ___40___ word to its partner. Some participants completed all of the tasks in silence, ___41___ others completed the tasks with instrumental music that was either loud or soft, and either simple or complex, the latter meaning music with more instruments being played. Several key findings ___42___ from our study. We found that participants who listened to simple music or no music performed about the same on the easy task. However, participants who listened to ___43___ music performed best on the easy task. On the contrary, participants performed worse on the more difficult task when they listened to any music, regardless of complexity or volume, compared to those who didn’t listen to any music. How should we ___44___ these findings? We suggest that people have limited mental resources from which both ___45___ and tasks can draw. We can become ___46___ and our minds may wander when these resources are not fully used. But we also can become over-excited and ___47___ when these resources are used up. Not surprisingly, we typically need to use fewer of our mental resources when we perform easy tasks, whereas demanding tasks require more brainpower. However, because we might be less ___48___ during easier tasks, there’s a greater risk of drifting off. Music might give us the extra ___49___ we need to overcome the monotony (单调). However, difficult tasks already demand a lot of our resources. Listening to music can become too much. So best ___50___ should appear when we strike “sweet spot”, which may depend on the type of music and the type of task. 36. A. fixed B. similar C. positive D. various 37. A. immediately B. effectively C. exactly D. happily 38. A. carries B. focuses C. depends D. takes 39. A. easy B. familiar C. impossible D. unpleasant 40. A. realizing B. matching C. suggesting D. creating 41. A. until B. when C. since D. while 42. A. appeared B. faded C. survived D. responded 43. A. dull B. reliable C. complex D. necessary 44. A. make up for B. make up C. make use of D. make out 45. A. work B. music C. study D. culture 46. A. surprised B. proud C. afraid D. bored 47. A. interested B. worried C. attracted D. distracted 48. A. engaged B. embarrassed C. frightened D. disgusted 49. A. push B. obstacle C. opportunity D. rule 50. A. action B. performance C. programme D. problem 【答案】36. D 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. B 41. D 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. B 46. D 47. D 48. A 49. A 50. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了听音乐对工作的影响取决于工作类型。 【36题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在聚会上问这个问题，你可能会得到各种各样的回答。A. fixed固定的；B. similar相似的；C. positive积极的；D. various各种各样的。根据后文“Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; others will say they find it distracting (分散注意力的) and cannot work ___2___ with music playing in the background.”可知，对于工作时是否听音乐，人们的回答是各种各样的。故选D。 【37题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：其他人会说他们觉得这会分散注意力，在背景中播放音乐时无法有效工作。A. immediately立即；B. effectively有效地；C. exactly恰好地；D. happily快乐地。根据前文“others will say they find it distracting”可知，有些人认为听音乐会影响工作，即无法有效地工作。故选B。 【38题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这取决于你在做什么样的工作。A. carries携带；B. focuses集中；C. depends取决于；D. takes带走。根据前文“Interestingly enough, our research has found that both of these viewpoints can be true.”可知，两种观点都可能正确，取决于做的工作类型。故选C。 【39题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它们包括一项简单的任务——在单词列表中搜索并划掉包含字母“a”的单词，以及一项更困难的任务——记忆单词对并将单词与其搭档匹配。A. easy简单的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. impossible不可能的；D. unpleasant不愉快的。根据后文“a more difficult task”可知，此处指简单的任务。故选A。 【40题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：它们包括一项简单的任务——在单词列表中搜索并划掉包含字母“a”的单词，以及一项更困难的任务——记忆词对并将单词与其搭档匹配。A. realizing意识到；B. matching匹配；C. suggesting建议；D. creating创造。根据前文“memorizing word pairs”可知，是记住词对并进行匹配。故选B。 【41题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意：一些参与者在安静中完成了所有任务，而另一些参与者则在响亮或柔和、简单或复杂的器乐声中完成了任务，后者意味着演奏了更多乐器的音乐。A. until直到；B. when当……时候；C. since自从；D. while然而。根据前文“Some participants completed all of the tasks in silence”和后文“others completed the tasks with instrumental music”可知，这里是在对比两种不同的情况，一些人在沉默中完成任务，而另一些人在有音乐的情况下完成任务。表示“对比”应用连词while。故选D。 【42题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们的研究得出了几个关键发现。A. appeared出现；B. faded褪色；C. survived幸存；D. responded回应。根据后文“from our study”可知，从研究中出现了几个关键发现。appear from表示“从……中出现”。故选A。 【43题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，听复杂音乐的参与者在简单任务上表现最好。A. dull迟钝的；B. reliable可靠的；C. complex复杂的；D. necessary必要的。根据前文“We found that participants who listened to simple music or no music performed about the same on the easy task.”和转折词However可知，此处指听复杂音乐的参与者在简单任务上表现最好。故选C。 【44题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们应该如何理解这些发现？A. make up for弥补；B. make up组成；编造；C. make use of利用；D. make out理解；辨认出。根据后文“these findings”以及下文对这些发现的解释可知，这里问的是如何理解这些发现。故选D。 【45题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们认为，人们的精神资源有限，音乐和任务都可以从中汲取。A. work工作；B. music音乐；C. study学习；D. culture文化。根据本句“We suggest that people have limited mental resources from which both …and tasks can draw.”可知，此处指音乐和任务都可以从有限的精神资源中汲取。故选B。 【46题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当这些资源没有被充分利用时，我们可能会感到无聊，我们的思想可能会走神。A. surprised惊讶的；B. proud自豪的；C. afraid害怕的；D. bored无聊的。根据后文“our minds may wander when these resources are not fully used”可知，资源没被充分利用时会感到无聊。故选D。 【47题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是，当这些资源耗尽时，我们也可能会变得过于兴奋和分心。A. interested感兴趣的；B. worried担心的；C. attracted被吸引的；D. distracted分心的。根据 前文“become over-excited”以及前文提到音乐可能会分散注意力可知，资源耗尽时会过度兴奋和分心。故选D。 【48题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，因为我们在更简单的任务中可能不太投入，所以更容易走神。A. engaged忙碌的；投入的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. frightened害怕的；D. disgusted厌恶的。根据后文“there’s a greater risk of drifting off”可知，在更简单的任务中可能不太投入，所以更容易走神。故选A。 【49题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：音乐可能会给我们额外的推动，以克服单调。A. push推动；B. obstacle障碍；C. opportunity机会；D. rule规则。根据后文“we need to overcome the monotony”可知，此处指音乐可以给人额外的推动来克服单调。故选A。 【50题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以，当我们达到“最佳点”时，最好的表现应该会出现，这可能取决于音乐的类型和任务的类型。A. action行动；B. performance表现；C. programme节目；D. problem问题。根据前文“However, participants who listened to ___8___ music performed best on the easy task.”可知，这里说的是找到平衡点时会有最佳表现。故选B。 Section B (22 points) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A The kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can make words. The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板电脑) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child. The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they’re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,” said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program. The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device’s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia. With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,” said Keller. The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs. 51. How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village? A. It trains teachers for them. B. It contributes to their self-study. C. It helps raise their living standards. D. It provides funds for building schools. 52. What can we infer from Keller’s words in Paragraph 3? A. They need more time to analyze data. B. More children are needed for the research. C. He is confident about the future of the project. D. The research should be carried out in kindergartens. 53 It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _______. A. learn English words quickly. B. draw pictures of animals. C. write letters to researchers. D. make phone calls to his friends. 54. What is the aim of the project? A. To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs. B. To make Amharic widely used in the world. C. To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English. D. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language. 【答案】51. B 52. C 53. A 54. C 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。讲述的是美国一个团体在俄塞俄比亚没有学校和老师的地方，通过给孩子们20台平板电脑的方式看使用新技术的孩子是否能够教会自己阅读。这个计划的目的是让孩子到达一个“深读”的阶段，他们能通过阅读来学习。不是学习埃塞俄比亚的官方语言阿姆哈拉语，而是被广泛认为是获得高薪工作的“敲门砖”的英语。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist.”可知,这个项目的目标是看一看在没有学校和老师的地方,使用新技术的孩子是否能够通过自学学会阅读。故B项正确。 【52题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段中凯勒的话“What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,”可知,事实证明,通过这个项目,孩子们学到的知识比他们在幼儿园待一年学到的还多。因此他对这个项目的前景是充满信心的。故选C项。 【53题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句“Then he spelled words on his own.”和其末尾凯勒所说的“Seven months ago he didn’t know any English.That’s unbelievable...”可知,七个月前Kelbesa不懂英语,而现在可以重新排列字母HSROE,把它们重新组合成自己所知道的一种动物的名字,然后自己拼写单词。所以有了这台平板电脑，凯尔贝萨就能很快地学会英语单词，这让凯勒感到惊讶。故选A项。 54题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn.”这个项目旨在让孩子们进入一个叫做“深度阅读”的阶段，在那里他们可以通过阅读来学习。 由此判断出这个项目旨在让埃塞俄比亚的孩子们通过深度阅读达到学习英语的目的,故选C项。 B Columbus College, 241 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Kowloon City MEMO To: All staff From: Jakie Mok, Secretary; Sports Development Committee Date: May 20, 2010 A week ago, “Sports for Life” programme was sent to the parents, requiring them to select a sport they wanted their child to play. Since then, our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it. Here is a memo for your reference when you answer the phones. Sport 1: Basketball We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from KwunTong Sports Park. To cover the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game. Sports 2: Gym We will be using St. Peter’s Memorial Park. Thee are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6 :00 p.m.. Second, it has lot of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst. Three activities, skipping, jogging, outdoor aerobics (有氧运动), all of which are free of charge, will be arranged. And there will be a teacher on duty for each of the activities. Sport 3: Hiking Hiking will take place at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish 90 minutes later. Three teachers will accompany the students, and a hiking instructor will accompany each group of 15 hikers. Each instructor will cost $75/hr. Sport 4: Swimming The Kowloon City Aquatic Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go the pool and conduct the goings-on from the poolside. We will only be able to reserve the pool for one hour (i. e. 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards present. Girls must wear a swimming suit. The cost is $10 per visit. 55. Which can be inferred from the passage? ________. A. Students taking part in basketball will walk to the courts B. Every student can gain admission to one of the four sports C. Hiking students can have a regular rest in the shade of trees D. Students taking up the four sports should bring bottles of water 56. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Students selecting basketball had better register early. B. Students participating in gym should arrive at 6:00 p.m. C. Hiking usually begins at 2:30 p.m. and lasts 2 hours. D. Students having swimming suits can take up swimming. 57. The memo aims to ________. A. attract students’ interest in the programme B. help the staff explain the programme to the parents C. require the parents to select a sport for their child D. remind teachers and lifeguards to be present on time 【答案】55. B 56. A 57. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是篇应用文。哥伦布学院于一周前向家长发送了“Sports for life”的项目计划，要求他们挑选一项希望孩子参加的体育项目。自那以后，不断有家长来电咨询相关信息。本文是学院体育发展委员会写给员工的一份备忘录，详细介绍了其中的四种体育项目，以供员工在接打家长咨询电话时参考。 【55题详解】 推理判断题。根据Date: May 20, 2010下“A week ago, “Sports for Life” programme was sent to the parents, requiring them to select a sport they wanted their child to play.”（一周前，“Sports for Life”的项目被发送给父母，要求他们选择一项他们希望孩子参加的运动。）可知，这个项目中，每个学生都可以获准参加一项运动。故选B。 【56题详解】 细节理解题。根据Sport 1: Basketball下“We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible.”（我们预计这将是四项运动中最受欢迎的一项，因此，应该建议学生尽快报名）可知，篮球会是最热门的一项，所以选择篮球的学生最好早点报名。故选A。 【57题详解】 推理判断题。根据Date: May 20, 2010下“Since then, our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it. Here is a memo for your reference when you answer the phones.”（从那以后，我们的工作人员接到了很多家长打来的电话，询问更多的信息。这是一份备忘录，供你接电话时参考。）可知，这份备忘录是为了帮助员工向家长解答相关信息所提供的参考。故选B。 C When Americans think of the lunch menu at their childhood school cafeterias, they probably imagine a shapeless, tasteless pile of mystery meat – plus some brown much（糊状物）,to match. But for children in Japan, school lunches are a rich experience where culture, nutrition and sustainability collide. “Japan’s standpoint is that school lunches are a part of education, not a break from it,” Masahiro Oji, a government director of school health education in Japan, told The Washington Post. Fare offered at schools in Japan is affordable, fresh, and made by the students themselves. And Japanese children don’t just eat the food they prepare; they learn about the nutritional and cultural elements of their meals, too. The food is grown locally and includes a balanced menu of rice, vegetable, fish and soups. As a bonus, each meal costs just $2.50. “Parents hear their kids talking about what they had for lunch,” Tatsuji Shino, the principal at Umejima Elementary School in Tokyo, told The Washington Post, “and kids ask them to re-create the meals at home.” Japanese students also learn cooperation and etiquette（礼仪）as they serve and clean up after each other. Mealtime is a scene of communal duty: In both elementary and middle schools, students in white coats and caps serve their classmates. Children eat in their classrooms. They get identical meals, and if they leave food untouched, they are out of luck: Their schools have no vending machines. Children in most districts are barred from bringing food to school, either, until they reach high school. Considering the fact that Japan has one of the world’s lowest childhood obesity rates, the U.S. probably has a lot to learn from this country’s school lunches. A 2011 study found that American students who regularly ate the school lunch – where options include pizza, chicken tenders（炸鸡柳）and French fries – were 29 percent more likely to be obese than those who brought lunch from home. 58. According to the article, which word best describes what Americans think of their lunch at school? A Tasty. B. Ordinary. C. Disgusting. D. Unique. 59. The underlined word “Fare” in the third paragraph probably means________. A. food B. breakfast C. drinks D. price 60. What is the main purpose of students’ preparing lunch by themselves in Japanese schools? A. To allow students to learn cooperation. B. To teach students some basic life skills. C. To let students learn about nutritional values of foods. D. To inspire students to share their food with others. 61. What can we infer from the passage? A. Japan has the lowest rate of obesity in the world. B. Japanese schools lay great emphasis on cooperation and etiquette. C. American school children don’t bring homemade lunches. D. Students in Japan are healthier in every way than those in America. 【答案】58. C 59. A 60. C 61. B 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国的学校午餐令人作呕，而日本的学校让学生自己准备午餐，其目的是让学生在自制午餐的过程中学习到膳食中的营养和文化元素，美国应该学习日本的学校午餐模式。 【58题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“When Americans think of the lunch menu at their childhood school cafeterias, they probably imagine a shapeless, tasteless pile of mystery meat – plus some brown much（糊状物）,to match.”可知，当美国人想到他们童年时代学校自助餐厅的午餐菜单时，他们可能会联想到一堆没有形状、没有味道的神秘的肉，再加上一些褐色的东西来搭配，由此可知，美国人认为他们的学校午餐是令人作呕的，故C项正确。 【59题详解】 词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“Japanese children don’t just eat the food they prepare; they learn about the nutritional and cultural elements of their meals, too. The food is grown locally and includes a balanced menu of rice, vegetable, fish and soups.”可知，日本的孩子不仅仅吃他们准备的食物，他们还学习他们膳食中的营养和文化元素，食物都是本地种植的，包括米饭、蔬菜、鱼和汤的均衡菜单，因此画线词应该是和“食物”有关，此处是说在日本，学校提供的食物是负担得起的，新鲜的，由学生自己做的，由此可知画线词词义为“食物”，故A项正确。 【60题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Japan’s standpoint is that school lunches are a part of education”及第三段中的“they learn about the nutritional and cultural elements of their meals, too.”可知，日本的立场是学校午餐是教育的一部分，日本的孩子可以在自制午餐的过程中学习到膳食中的营养和文化元素，由此可知，日本学校让学生自己准备午餐的主要目的是让学生了解食物的营养价值，故C项正确。 【61题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Japanese students also learn cooperation and etiquette（礼仪）as they serve and clean up after each other.”可知，日本学生也学习合作和礼仪，由此可知。日本学校非常注重培养学生的合作和礼仪，故B项正确。 【点睛】词义猜测题的难度较大，对画线词上下文的理解是关键，例如本篇第2题，根据画线词后的“Japanese children don’t just eat the food they prepare; they learn about the nutritional and cultural elements of their meals, too. The food is grown locally and includes a balanced menu of rice, vegetable, fish and soups.”可知，日本的孩子不仅仅吃他们准备的食物，他们还学习他们膳食中的营养和文化元素，食物都是本地种植的，包括米饭、蔬菜、鱼和汤的均衡菜单，因此画线词应该是和“食物”有关，再结合画线词所在句的“is affordable, fresh, and made by the students themselves.”可知，日本的学校提供的食物是负担得起的，新鲜的，由学生自己做的，由此可知画线词词义为“食物”，故A项正确。 Section C (8 points) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. What time do schools typically start? It depends on where they are. Some schools start early — at 7 a.m. in Brazil. In France, schools start at 8. In Australia, schools open their doors an hour later, at 9 a.m. In the U.S., schedules vary, but many opening school bells ring before 8. So is an earlier or a later start time better? For years, this has been debated. ____62____ They have long said that asking teens to show up to class before 8:00 a.m. isn’t good for their health or their report cards. In recent years, 70 districts across the U.S. have also changed their hours. Supporters of this idea expect that more school districts will follow. One reason for the later start times is that people have mostly stopped debating the science that supports it. In 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement regarding school start times. Starting later isn’t the cure for all teen health and academic problems, the AAP said. ____63____ “Essentially, across the board, any area that you look at improves pretty dramatically” with later school start times, said an expert. In fact, research from countries around the world confirms that adolescents who get enough sleep are healthier overall. They also do better in school. So why don’t teens — who need about nine hours of sleep each night — just go to bed earlier? Researcher Paul Kelley from the University of Oxford in England says that adolescents experience a change in their biological clocks. ____64____ Teens are also wired to wake up later in the morning. Therefore, Kelley says, early wake times can cause teens to be short on sleep. So why don’t all high schools start later? The obstacles are often financial. In the U.S., public schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, delayed the adoption of later start times for all its high school students because of transportation issues. It would have cost St. Paul about $8 million to buy the additional buses needed, explained Jackie Statum Allen, assistant director for strategic planning and police. ____65____ A. But it can improve students’ lives in many ways. B. Many are concerned that a later school day will cause problems. C. Now, more U.S. school districts are beginning to take the advice of scientists. D. As a result, they naturally fall asleep later at night than many parents would like. E. It would be much better to put that money into the classroom rather than the gas tank. F. Schools put a plan in place for a later start time after the district listened to parent feedback. 【答案】62. C 63. A 64. D 65. E 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要探讨了应不应该推迟学校上课时间的问题。 【62题详解】 根据上文“So is an earlier or a later start time better? For years, this has been debated.(那么，是早一点出发好还是晚一点出发好？多年来，人们一直在争论这个问题)”以及后文“They have long said that asking teens to show up to class before 8:00 a.m. isn’t good for their health or their report cards.(他们一直说，要求青少年在早上8点前上课对他们的健康和成绩单都没有好处)”可知，此处应该会提到一些人的观点。故C选项“现在，越来越多的美国学区开始采纳科学家的建议。”符合语境，空后的They指代 C选项中的scientists，箜后这句话即是科学家的观点。故选C。 【63题详解】 根据上文“In 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement regarding school start times. Starting later isn’t the cure for all teen health and academic problems, the AAP said.(2014年，美国儿科学会发布了一份关于学校上课时间的声明。美国儿科学会表示，推迟上学并不能解决所有青少年的健康和学业问题)”以及后文““Essentially, across the board, any area that you look at improves pretty dramatically” with later school start times, said an expert. In fact, research from countries around the world confirms that adolescents who get enough sleep are healthier overall. They also do better in school.(一位专家说：“从本质上讲，随着学校上课时间的推迟，你所看到的任何领域都有了相当显著的改善。”事实上，来自世界各国的研究证实，睡眠充足的青少年总体上更健康。他们在学校的表现也更好)”可知，上文提到“推迟上学并不能解决所有青少年的健康和学业问题”，后文则提到推迟上课时间让青少年总体上更健康，他们在学校的表现也更好，说明推迟上课时间可以在很多方面改善学生的生活。故A选项“但它可以在很多方面改善学生的生活”符合语境，故选A。 【64题详解】 根据上文“So why don’t teens — who need about nine hours of sleep each night — just go to bed earlier? Researcher Paul Kelley from the University of Oxford in England says that adolescents experience a change in their biological clocks.(那么，为什么青少年——他们每晚需要大约9个小时的睡眠——不早点睡觉呢？英国牛津大学的研究人员保罗·凯利说，青少年的生物钟会发生变化)”以及后文“Teens are also wired to wake up later in the morning. Therefore, Kelley says, early wake times can cause teens to be short on sleep.(青少年早上起床也很晚。因此，凯利说，早醒会导致青少年睡眠不足)”可知，本句与上文构成因果关系，指出青少年生物钟发生变化导致的结果：因此，他们晚上自然会比许多父母希望的更晚入睡。故D选项“因此，他们晚上自然会比许多父母希望的更晚入睡”符合语境，故选D。 【65题详解】 根据上文“So why don’t all high schools start later? The obstacles are often financial. In the U.S., public schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, delayed the adoption of later start times for all its high school students because of transportation issues. It would have cost St. Paul about $8 million to buy the additional buses needed, explained Jackie Statum Allen, assistant director for strategic planning and police.(那么为什么不是所有的高中都推迟上课呢？障碍往往是经济方面的。在美国，明尼苏达州圣保罗的公立学校由于交通问题，推迟了所有高中生的晚上课时间。圣保罗负责战略规划和警察事务的助理主任杰基·斯塔姆·艾伦解释说，购买所需的额外巴士将花费约800万美元)”可知，上文提到了额外的巴士的花费，本句为本段最后一句，应承接上文说明：把钱花在教室里比花在油箱上要好得多。故E选项“把钱花在教室里比花在油箱上要好得多”符合语境，故选E。 IV. Translation (20 points) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrase given in the brackets. 66. 这起事故和这个歌手最近的情绪低落有关。（related） （汉译英） ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】This accident is related to the recent low spirits of this singer. 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语，时态和主谓一致。“这起事故”是this accident，“和……有关”是be related to，句子描述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，主语This accident是单数，因此be动词用is，“这个歌手的”是...of this singer，“最近的”是recent，“情绪低落”是low spirits，前面用定冠词表特指，故答案为This accident is related to the recent low spirits of this singer. 67. 对于考试惊慌失措是没有用的，重要的是平时要学扎实。（panic）（汉译英） ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】There is no point panicking about exams. What is important is to study hard on a regular basis.##It’s no use panicking about exams. What matters is to study hard on a regular basis. 【解析】 【详解】考查固定句型、主语从句。表示“对于……是没有用的”用固定句型There is no point doing sth./It’s no use doing sth.；表示“惊慌失措”用panic；表示“对于”用介词about，后接名词exams“考试”作宾语；表示“重要的是”用主语从句What is important/What matters，What在从句中作主语；表示“学扎实”用study hard，主语是what引导的名词性从句时，表语常用不定式；表示“平时”用on a regular basis作状语。故翻译为There is no point panicking about exams. What is important is to study hard on a regular basis./It’s no use panicking about exams. What matters is to study hard on a regular basis. 68. 由于第一次来到这个陌生的地方，这个记者担心自己会迷路，所以他车开得很慢。 (concerned) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Concerned about getting lost on his first visit to this unfamiliar place, the reporter drove slowly. 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词短语作状语。结合提示词可知“担心”使用固定短语be concerned about，此处作状语，去掉be动词，使用形容词短语，“迷路”使用动词短语get lost，使用动名词作介词about的宾语，“第一次来到这个陌生的地方”使用介词短语on his first visit to this unfamiliar place，“记者”使用名词reporter作主语，“开得很慢”译为drive slowly，句子描述过去发生的事情，使用一般过去时，故翻译为：Concerned about getting lost on his first visit to this unfamiliar place, the reporter drove slowly. 69. 这位女科学家一直专心于她的工作，终于有了重大科学发现。 (concentrate) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】This woman scientist had always been concentrating on her work, and she finally made a huge scientific discovery. 【解析】 【详解】考查名词，动词和时态。“这位女科学家”用this woman scientist作主语，“一直”用副词always表示，“专心于”用concentrate on表示，“她的工作”用her work作宾语，“终于”用finally表示，“有重大科学发现”用make a huge scientific discovery表示，“有了重大科学发现”描述过去的动作，用一般过去时，“一直专心于她的工作”表示过去某个时间之前，一直在做某事，用过去完成进行时had been doing形式，两句话是并列关系，用and连接。故译为This woman scientist had always been concentrating on her work, and she finally made a huge scientific discovery. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $